Here, Carole, has written a thought-provoking piece on photojournalism … “I respect photojournalists a great deal. I just wish we could have our consciousness raised without such graphic and/or invasive depictions.” She asks how some of the more graphic photos help anyone? “Where is the societal gain? Was a line crossed?” I recommend heeding her caution about the graphic nature of the images included in her post.
via Pearls & Prose
Cheryl Andrews 
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7 January 2011 at 10:22 am
Mary
I’ve watched documentaries on photojournalists. Many are “different” from the rest of us. They put themselves in harm’s way, often living in deplorable conditions in isolation. I think they have a heightened social conscience coupled with a passion to capture something the rest of the world will not see unless they bring it home. There is an intimation that their pursuit is like an addiction. Some are loners, misfits, alcoholics and travel junkies. I think their chosen field must be a passion and a burden at times. I think there’s a place for it and only society will decide what it will accept or react to. I’m not being perverse but I respect both views.
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